Title
Genotoxicity evaluation induced by Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom in mice
Date Issued
15 December 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Galvani N.C.
Vilela T.C.
Domingos A.C.
Fagundes M.Í.
Bosa L.M.
Della Vechia I.C.
Scussel R.
Pereira M.
Steiner B.T.
Damiani A.P.
De Andrade V.M.
de Ávila R.A.M.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Tityus serrulatus is the scorpion associated with the most severe cases of scorpion envenoming in Brazil. However, there are no studies reporting the genotoxic effects of this venom in natural or experimental envenomations. It is well known that DNA-damage responses are providing opportunities for improving disease detection and management. In this study was evaluating the genotoxicity of the T. serrulatus venom in different organs (hippocampus, cortex, striatum, blood, heart, lung, liver and kidney) and periods in mice experimentally envenomed. ELISA and the Comet assays were used to quantification of venoms antigens and DNA damage, respectively. Forty-eight Swiss mice were divided into five groups and 0.5 DL50 of T. serrulatus venom (0.90 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally in each animal. Euthanasia was performed by cervical dislocation in the period of 0h (control group) 1h, 2h, 6h and 12h, where it the tissues were removed. The results showed high DNA damage in all structures analyzed, suggesting that T. serrulatus venom presented genotoxic activity or some secondary effect generated by venom injection. In the ELISA test, toxic circulant antigens were verified in practically all organs at the time intervals analyzed. Therefore, the distribution of the venom changes from organ to organ. We conclude that scorpion envenoming affects DNA in all organs analyzed even when the venom concentration is lower or no detectable, DNA damage persists.
Start page
132
End page
138
Volume
140
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Toxicología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85032655148
PubMed ID
Source
Toxicon
ISSN of the container
00410101
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank Dr. Consuelo Latorre Fortes (Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil) for providing the Tityus serrulatus venom. This research was supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico , Brazil (CNPq N o 455161/2014-3 ), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior , Brazil (CAPES, TOXINOLOGIA N o 23038000825/2011-63 ), Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Santa Catarina , Brazil ( FAPESC/2016TR2239 ) and by Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais , Brazil (FAPEMIG).
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